Driving FIRST Forward!

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Cause PlateDriving FIRST Forward is a program, started by Code Red Robotics, with the goal of creating a “FIRST in Michigan” Cause License Plate. In order to add a new Cause Plate to the registry, we need to ensure the State Government that we will sell 2500 within 24 months. Cause plates add $35 to the price of a license plate, and $10 annually for renewal. However, $25 of the $35 goes to the non-profit organization, as well as the full $10 renewal. That means that when you buy a plate, $25 goes to FIRST in Michigan, and when you renew it, every penny goes to FIRST in Michigan. This is an amazing fund raiser for FIM, which works hard to promote STEM education in Michigan.

This Year’s Game: Ultimate Ascent

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Ultamte Accent
Ultimate Ascent is played by two alliances of three robots, on each side of the field. In autonomous mode, the robots shoot frisbees at different slots to score points. Since the robots are working on their own at this point, the amount of points scored in autonomous are raised.

After autonomous mode, the drivers step forward to take the controls. Robots are directed to pick up and shoot as many frisbees as possible before time runs out. For additional points, robots may climb the pyramid-shaped jungle gym and perch there until the end of the game.

FIRST Green E-Watt Saver LED Light Bulb

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FIRST, through sponsorship from Google, has provided a very cool, 60 watt energy energy saving LED light bulb. Buy one from Code Red Robotics for $20 and help support out team. Go here for more info about the awesome FIRST Green E-Watt Saver! Contact ewatt@coderedrobotics.com or stop in at the Wyoming Chamber of Commerce!

FRC 2013 Season

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The new season for FIRST Robotics Competition is here!! The Game this year is called Ultimate Ascent! Robots will aim and shoot frisbees at slot at the end of the playing field, with pyramids to score at in the middle of the field for bonus points. For the end game, robot get extra points for climbing the different levels of the pyramid. We’re looking forward to the competitions! See you there!!

Build Season is coming soon!

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It’s almost that time of year again! In a matter of weeks our high school team will be attending the FIRST Robotics Competition Season Kickoff at Grand Valley State University on January 5! After that, it’ll be straight to work with meetings every weekday and possibly Saturdays. Enjoy the break while it lasts; it’s going to be another busy season!

PTC Workshop 2012

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October 27, 2012, Code Red helped host a CAD seminar at the Haworth Corporation using products from PTC such as Creo and Mathcad. We learned a lot about using CAD and other software, as well as developing ideas to solve engineering problems. Major thanks to both PTC and Haworth!